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How UnitedHealthcare became the face of U.S. health insurance furor | CNBC
Industry experts say companies are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence to review claims, and that can sometimes lead to inaccurate denials. “It's all part of the same business model — to avoid paying as many claims as possible in a timely fashion,” said Dylan Roby, an affiliate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
UCLA, USC surgeons team to perform world’s first bladder transplant | KTLA
UCLA and USC surgeons performed the world’s first in-human bladder transplant this month, and now, thanks to them, the patient can produce urine for the first time in seven years. Officials announced on Sunday that the successful eight-hour procedure, a “historic moment in medicine,” was completed at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on May 4. (UCLA’s Dr. Nima Nassiri was quoted. Also: Independent.)
The obscure genetic cholesterol that can impact your heart health | Time
It’s similar in structure to low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, often called “bad” cholesterol. And like LDL cholesterol, “Lp(a) is involved in creating plaque in our arteries, [thus] contributing to atherosclerosis, and it has inflammatory properties,” says Dr. Tamara Horwich, a clinical professor of cardiology and medical director of cardiac rehabilitation at UCLA.
Senate Republicans kill California’s gas-powered cars ban | New York Times
“It’s really bad,” said Ann Carlson, who helped write the Biden administration’s policies to cut tailpipe emissions and now teaches law at the University of California, Los Angeles. “Pretty soon you’ve wiped out anything that is incentivizing the transition to zero-emission vehicles.” (UCLA’s Mary Nichols was also quoted. Carlson was also quoted by CalMatters.)
Busy hurricane season expected as forecasters fear Trump cuts | BBC News
“It's a huge problem, and it is a growing problem, and it is a problem that will likely, unless it is immediately resolved, become life threatening during severe weather events,” said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles. He said he feared the cuts so far were just “the tip of the iceberg.”
MAHA Commission report paints dark picture of U.S. children's health | NPR
Lauren Wisk, who studies chronic disease in children at UCLA, says the numbers cited on the rates of childhood disease are “reasonable.” But she worries about Kennedy's rhetoric that seems to favor the idea of “magic bullets” like eliminating food dyes instead of focusing on large-scale programs that provide access to healthy food for low-income families or tackle air pollution, which is linked to asthma and other conditions.
Altadena tenants face obstacles to recovery | La Opinión
(Translated from Spanish) A study by the Latino Policy and Politics Institute and the Center for Neighborhood Knowledge at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) found that Altadena residents who are renters and Latinos living paycheck to paycheck face additional challenges in their recovery from the Eaton Fire. (UCLA’s Paul Ong was quoted.)
